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United States Patent | 5,692,590 |
Iihara ,   et al. | December 2, 1997 |
The outer member (23) of a constant velocity joint is supported inside of a tubular housing (5) and is rotatable and slidable in the axial direction through the slide sleeve (8) and ball bearing (9) inside of the tubular housing. Between the axle hub (2) and the outer member (23), mutually engageable engaging portions (26) are provided which enable the sliding engaging and disengaging. A selector device makes the outer member displace against force of a spring to change over the engaging and disengaging.
Inventors: | Iihara; Michio (Hamamatsu, JP); Tajima; Eiji (Shizuoka-ken, JP); Kuchiki; Yoshiaki (Iwata, JP) |
Assignee: | NTN Corporation (Osaka, JP) |
Appl. No.: | 578915 |
Filed: | December 27, 1995 |
Dec 28, 1994[JP] | 6-327646 | |
Dec 12, 1995[JP] | 7-323171 |
Current U.S. Class: | 192/69.43; 180/247; 192/69.91; 192/85A; 464/906 |
Intern'l Class: | B60K 017/26; F16D 041/00 |
Field of Search: | 192/69.9,69.91,69.8,66.1,85 A,69.43 180/247 464/162,169,906 |
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4382949 | May., 1983 | Kopich et al. | 180/247. |
4627512 | Dec., 1986 | Clohessy | 180/247. |
4632207 | Dec., 1986 | Moore | 180/247. |
4817752 | Apr., 1989 | Lobo et al. | 180/247. |
5024307 | Jun., 1991 | Wakabayashi | 180/247. |
5219054 | Jun., 1993 | Teraoka | 192/69. |
Foreign Patent Documents | |||
1-109432 | Jul., 1989 | JP. | |
1-289724 | Nov., 1989 | JP. |